New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-21
MEN AND THINGS WORTH TALKING ABOUT

The venerable Robert {. Winthrop, OF Boston was
M the Fifth Avenue Hotel Tuesday, and his bent
FORM gray hair and heavy, od-fashioned CLOAK WIN
silver clasps attracted little attention. lie was io
twelve years IA member OF Congress, was speaker VI
the House and was the successor OF Daniel WEBSTER
In the United States Senate, but was defeated LOT re-
election on the expiration oil bis first term by Chares
Sumner. He IS seventy nine years oil age ana sun
we'll preserved. He received three newspaper re-
porters in his apartment Tuesday with the grace
aud aHabiity OF an edtime statesman.
IL am entirely out OF pot'cs' he said, " ana VIII
not be interviewed upon any topic nave not nad
anything do with politics for thirty hve years II
have anyth NJ to say OIL any subject write Is,tol
10 "A paper over nv own signature. am TOO old 10
take active part in politics. although OF course 20
to the polls TO vote shall b. eighty yeas OF NJ
live TO vote ut the next Presidential election. My
visit to New-York has no political bearing Whatever.
avn here with my wife and family to spend lev
days may 20 over to Washington Dn' INV 'I NJ
the command OF Mrs Winthrop. No, gentlemen
will not be interviewed l have nothing to say
SMr. Winthrop. you arc spoken of the chief OF
the Mug gumps OF Massachusetts " .
do not call myself by any such disagreeablc
name | have been an Independent in politics Tor
forty years have always voted as my eonvict'UhS
directed me, regardless OF parties voted LOT MI
Cleveland"
ado you regret IT, ..,,
.Yon will excuse me II DO not answer yo1r
question way or the other.
Ti You vote Tor Mr. Cleveland next year II he Is
renominated I" , ,,.
That l. a leading question again. 90 no, ucstIo
10 be interviewed You will excuse mo II do not
answer" , A.. n.
Clevelafd will be renomnated next year, PerSS'eu
a reporter for s. The Mail and Express
think YOU would make fine lawyer you cross
ouestion 40 we'll" was Mr.. Winihrop's dnal remark
he waved the reporters from the room nn ,ne
table noticed paper copies OF recent p1ben,nonT,
including . She" and the Child OF the Contineht,
while a.pamphet OF the Peabody Fund, OF which Mr.
Winthrop is Trustee lay hall open on PIE OF nc"'
naners IN which The TRIBUNE was prominent
(;oyerpor George Peabody WetmUre OF Rhode
Leland who has been defeated for reelection by a
Democrat ~ guest at the Breyoort House where
the efforts on the part OF reporter TO see n
day were without avail he e'loehuy u"uoi'
how 10 take his defeat in silence
Meetino Dir J. IL Gardner who has been interested
with Professor Bell In the invention OF eectric ana
teller homie appliances for locating metals iouhu
that on Monday he had been successful III locating
bullet tor n patient OF DR. Markoe, at the New-fork
Hospital. The patients name was Collier. lie was
An old soldier who had BIT let shot into his leg Mt
Chaocellors Vile The wound healed. but there has
always been occasional pain IN the hmo. ".
Gardner located the bullet by passing ms e1PioIer
over the surface of the limb and Indicated TO Dr.
Markoe the spot whore IL could DO found Dr. Markoe
cut I'm to the bone without finding the bullet ana
turned about to Dr. Gardner WIN an eApresson =
disgust on his face when thu latter insisted on open
ing the bone so he that the electrical appaf-
atn, could not be mistaken On cutting INTO the bone
the bullet was found. 1t weighs 200 grains ana Dr.
Gardner carres 1t around in his pocket "a souvenir
of the success OF his apr aratus
1t was stated OF the Windsor Hotel last night that
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad has
purcha.e cd lands in Cheyenne w. T., for an entrance
into that city and tor depot building h .no NJ,
from the main line at o point not yet located III
Nebraska The branch will be built this summer.